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Thank you, Francine - you and many other authors are part of why I‘m such a voracious reader today. RIP ♥️♥️
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/books/francine-pascal-dead.html

I went on a quest today at my local used bookstore looking for Sweet Valley books, but alas I came up empty. Still, it‘s fun digging through endless stacks of books looking for treasures. Jace gives it two thumbs up 👍🏻👍🏻. We also met the beautiful bookstore kitty, Willa. All in all not a bad way to spend a Sunday. 😎🤓

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#raisingreaders
#Jace

I'm having the time of my life listening to the podcast Double Love on my walks, where they are rereading and recapping the Sweet Valley High series. With much sarcasm and snark - it makes me so happy.

DNF number 3 for 2024 🤷🏾‍♀️

#ShananigansReads24

I never read the Sweet Valley High books when I was a kid, so when a friend told me the 12-book omnibus was on sale for $2 I figured I‘d fill a gap. 11-year-old Me would‘ve hated the first book so, so, much, but Adult Me‘s having a surprisingly fun time with all its dodgy ridiculousness. Go figure.

I gave into nostalgia and read this, and on that end it gets an A+! But otherwise it‘s so much worse than I expected! It teaches us awesome things like: women cry sexual assault out of spite, men and women can‘t work together without people thinking they‘re fucking, women need to be rescued, women aren‘t to be believed, and more! What great lessons for teenage girls! 🙄😤

5✨ I loved these characters as a kid. When I decided to pick it back up I was hesitant because I never read this set of books. Jessica is full of drama and Elizabeth gets caught in the crossfire. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time! Right before the ending happened I knew what Elizabeth was planning for payback.

#top20series #20series20days

I don‘t think I would have survived middle school without this series. Wakefield twins forever!

I am completely laughing at my old 13 year old self for loving these books so much back then. These books are so outrageously horrible and I LOVE it lol. As bad as these books are they are probably the first ones that sparked my love for “adult” reading so yea they‘re kinda special.

Ooooooh my god I remember back in middle school LOVING these books along with all my giggling teenage girlfriends😁....I‘ve decided to revisit childhood in these troubling times...wonder if I‘ll still like these books 🤔

I used to love these books .... I‘ve posted the French version as I went on holiday to France as a teenager and it wasn‘t such a #sweetsuccess.

I stayed with a pen friend who was a few years older than me and much more worldly wise. I didn‘t know her parents were going to be away and she kicked me out of the house everyday when she went to work... ☹️

She had a stack of SVH in French so I sat in the park all day and read them!

#soulseptember

My book pod — The SSR Podcast — is back for season TWO and I‘m sorry to say that we‘re kicking things off by discovering a whole lot of disturbing things about the first book in the beloved Sweet Valley High series, Double Love. I was lucky enough to welcome Becca and Grace from the wonderful Bad on Paper podcast to help me break down every last problematic detail. This is a really fun one. Link to listen in bio! 🎧

Look what I found at the thrift store today! Mine from childhood are long gone. I read way too many of these at way too young an age. 😂

Sorry for completely missing this last week!

1. The Sweet Valley series. I‘m still working my way through the entire series now (it‘s on kindle unlimited!). 👯‍♀️
2. All of the Twilight movies, especially the last two 😬
3. Burger King onion rings 😳🍔🍟
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1. In terms of numbers, probably Sweet Valley High, page numbers, probably Game of Thrones.
2 The Anita Blake books and the House of Night series.
3. I used to always shelve, but now I'm more of a pass it on type.
4. Yes! My book club is the best! I also run a book club for the bookstore and am starting a YA for Adults one soon. @petersonks15 @Eggbeater @SarahElizabeth1 @Katiebookworm ❤📚❤📚

I've gotta give it a so so because I loved it so much as a kid. But this does not hold up! Omg the rape culture and victim blaming! Holy barf batgirl!

Don't bug me mom, I'm reading. #raiseareader

"A book you loved as a child" popsugar reading challenge 2017... this will not hold up I can tell already lol

SVH 1 introduces the Wakefield twins: Elizabeth is sweet, smart, and down to earth while Jessica is a petty, manipulative bitch who only cares about herself. Various crises get tied up with neat little bows by the end, with the exception of one underlying thread left unresolved as a tie-in to the next book. Hate to say it because I used to love these, but this is closer to a Pan than a So-So. ⭐️⭐️ (rounded up for nostalgia factor) #HorrifiedReads

I got a little silly and took a trip down memory lane for today's #MonsterMadness2017 😁🤣😅
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Day 13 of #90sinJuly - for #californialove I had to go with my favorite twins, Jess and Liz. I've been reading through the entire Sweet Valley High series for the first time this year and am having so much fun! The twins are your quintessential 80s/90s California babes (because they were in high school for 20 years technically). What's not to love? #SVH #twins #nostalgia

#maybookflowers #sobaditsgood

These books were all the rage in the 6th grade, it was the first series I was ever addicted to. Loved the Wakefield twins.

Spring cleaning: childhood books edition

It's that time of year! Time to spend a few hours with my old friends, the Wakefield twins, and reread some of my favorite Christmas books while taking a stroll down memory lane. I just finished reading my ultimate favorite SVH book, The Evil Twin. It just wouldn't be Christmas without crazy Margo! What are some of your favorite Christmas books that you like to reread? 🎄🎄🎄#Christmas #sweetvalley #SVH #twins

#favoritebooksiblings - Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield...I loved these books and wanted a sister so bad after reading them! #augustofpages #bookphotochallenge

It's time to share your #favsiblings for #day12 of the #augustphotochallenge! So who will it be? Maybe, the Weasly siblings from Harry Potter, Katniss and Prim from The Hunger Games or some favourite siblings from your childhood like Jessica and Elizabeth from Sweet Valley?

I was a bit too old when The Babysitter's Club was first published so as far as serials went - Sweet Valley High was my middle school jam. I just read that the twins are now 40.